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Italian ex-PM: Europe main partner of Iran
Former Italian prime minister Massimo D’Alema says Europe considers itself a main partner of Iran.

 
Velayati: Final nuclear deal possible
A top adviser to the Leader of Islamic Revolution says Tehran is ready for a final nuclear deal with the world powers over its atomic program.

 
Iran dissatisfied with US over deal implementation
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Tehran has informed US Secretary of State John Kerry of the Islamic Republic’s dissatisfaction with Washington over the implementation process of the Geneva interim deal.

 
Iran, P5+1 to resume expert talks soon
Iran and the six world powers will resume expert level negotiations soon, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday.

 
MEPs visit positive
Deputy head of the Majlis Social Committee evaluated European parliamentary delegation’s visit to Iran as a positive move aimed at improving Iran-Europe relations. 

 
Russia: US ignored appeals for Syria chemical arms proof
Russia on Monday accused Washington of ignoring Moscow’s appeals for proof of Syrian government involvement in chemical weapons attacks in Syria during the country’s more than 2-1/2-year-old civil war.

 
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France’s key private sector economic union seeks to invest in Iran
Directors of the largest private-funded union of employers in France will travel to Tehran in February 2014 to explore ways to invest in different fields of economy in Iran.

 
Situation ripe for final nuclear deal: Leader’s advisor
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Supreme  Leader, has said that the situation is ripe for a final agreement between Iran and world powers.

 
Car bomb targets  Hezbollah in east Lebanon
A car bomb went off in an open field near a Hezbollah base in eastern Lebanon, officials said, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks that have targeted the interests of resistance in Lebanon.

 
Merkel starts 3rd term in new coalition
Germany’s Parliament elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to a third term as the leader of Europe’s biggest economic power on Tuesday, nearly three months after an awkward election result forced her to put together a new governing coalition.

 
EU warns Israel over settlement construction
The European Union said Tuesday it has warned Israel against any new West Bank settlement construction following an upcoming Palestinian prisoner release, saying it will be held responsible for any resulting failure of the ongoing peace talks.

 
Afghanistan air crash kills six U.S. soldiers
An aircraft crash in southern Afghanistan killed six American soldiers on Tuesday, a U.S. defense official said, according to Reuters.

 
Aug. 21 Syria chemical attack was ‘staged’: Russia
Russia on Monday lashed out at the U.S. and its allies on the U.N. Security Council over who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria this year.

 
Major powers should respect other nations: Rafsanjani
Major powers should respect other nations and agreements reached between leaders of countries should be respected, Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said in Tehran on Tuesday.

 
Iran unveils new radar system
A new domestically manufactured radar system became operational on Tuesday during a ceremony attended by the commander of Iran’s Khatam-ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base.

 
Iran, major powers to resume technical talks soon
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says that Iran and world powers have agreed to resume technical talks over how to implement an interim deal on the country’s nuclear
program in the near future.

 
Iran urges release of abducted diplomat in Yemen
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the Yemeni government to take all necessary measure to secure the release of an Iranian diplomat abducted in the Arab  country.

 
EU parliamentarians meet Iranian officials
A European Parliament delegation held a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi in Tehran and discussed various issues of common concern.

 
Fresh U.S. sanctions not helpful: Iranian FM
The United States’ recent decision to blacklist additional companies and people under existing sanctions against Iran was “unhelpful” but does not mean that Washington has violated the letter of the Geneva agreement, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

 
China calls for commitment to Iran nuclear deal
China on Monday urged all parties to be committed to the agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue after the United States  blacklisted additional companies and individuals suspected
of evading earlier sanctions against Iran, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.